tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118582538133001164.post6530827109708957866..comments2023-10-30T07:30:12.579-04:00Comments on Homophones, Weakly: Complement & ComplimentBruce Wordenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11038328817880180140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118582538133001164.post-41961570113272147332016-12-05T16:41:40.689-05:002016-12-05T16:41:40.689-05:00need by and bye :)need by and bye :)PaintMePerfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604626619131285391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118582538133001164.post-7530235904561898032011-06-24T15:52:16.264-04:002011-06-24T15:52:16.264-04:00Ha! I love it. "Thank you very much, coffee, ...Ha! I love it. "Thank you very much, coffee, you're looking well yourself." :)Bruce Wordenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11038328817880180140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118582538133001164.post-3782367368136019222011-06-24T15:04:56.255-04:002011-06-24T15:04:56.255-04:00This is complicated when folks aren't aware of...This is complicated when folks aren't aware of old conventions of sending correspondence or gifts "with compliments" or "with respects" and so on. There's a chain of restaurants here in the southwest where table staff offer "complimentary coffee" after the meal.<br /><br />Folks who don't know the history of "with our compliments" are sometimes confused that it's "complementary coffee" as it "completes the meal."<br /><br />Either way, many of us feel compelled to perform ritual ventriloquism with the coffee as it arrives, to wit: "Hello, Bruce! You're looking mighty fine today!"Ross Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058832230257531473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7118582538133001164.post-15850868745136144702011-03-13T20:39:32.831-04:002011-03-13T20:39:32.831-04:00Learned something useful. Hope you like the comple...Learned something useful. Hope you like the complement ;-)Annie Znoreply@blogger.com